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ORINOCO GOLD: CASCAVEL DEVELOPMENT STAYS ON TRACK

Goiânia, Sep 21

The need to divert some of its workers to fight nearby bushfires has not prevented Orinoco keeping development work on track for another record month at its 100%-owned Cascavel gold mine in the central Brazilian state of Goias.Mine development reached 75m in the first half of Sept, following 130.5m in Aug.Orinoco has continued small-scale trials of the "slash" stoping method planned to be used at Cascavel.The process plant treated 1,275t of predominantly low-grade development ore in the first 2 weeks of Sept after resuming on single shifts in late Aug.